STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Montgomery: A federal court has ruled that the mostly white Birmingham suburb of Gardendale can’t form its own school district. ALASKA Kenai: Sport-fishing license sales dropped about 20% in 2017 but revenue rose after the fee went up.
ARIZONA Phoenix: A Republican-led state Senate panel has approved a proposal to require doctors to ask why a patient is seeking an abortion and report details of complications. ARKANSAS Little Rock: Arkansas Scholarship Lottery revenue totaled $44 million in January, a $7 million increase over January 2017. CALIFORNIA Sacramento: The state’s Legislative Women’s Caucus has a new acting chairwoman. Its leader, Cristina Garcia, was accused of groping a former staffer and is on leave. COLORADO Brighton: A man who said he shot a 19-year-old woman after she hired him to kill her was charged with first-degree murder. CONNECTICUT New Haven: A labor union has withdrawn a petition to represent Yale University graduate students, Yale Daily News reports. DELAWARE Dover: Attorneys are seeking a reduced sentence for Catherine Culp, who was convicted in the shooting death of her boyfriend. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A blaze at Hank Dietle’s Tavern in suburban Washington caused about $500,000 in damage, WTTG-TV reports. FLORIDA Naples: Authorities say Circuit Judge Jay Rosman resigned Tuesday after being arrested in a prostitution sting. GEORGIA Atlanta: Legislators are debating what to do with a $4.7 billion windfall from the tax overhaul. HAWAII Honolulu: A $54 million traffic management center being built is plagued by leaks and incorrect installations of the roof, floors, lobby glass walls and fire escape stairways. IDAHO Burley: Burley High School was briefly placed on lockdown after
a stormed bull escaped past the an campus. auction yard and ILLINOIS set to open Gurnee: this spring A roller at Six coaster Flags Great Mardi America Gras Hangover. now has a name: INDIANA are waiting Greenfield: for Eli Lilly’s Officials decision here on whether Elanco Animal it will sell Health or spin unit. off its IOWA Des Moines: The city’s airport board has decided to limit taxi service to one company, Trans Iowa. KANSAS Liberal: This town has reclaimed its title in the annual International Pancake Day Race. KENTUCKY Louisville: Jefferson County prosecutors and defense attorneys are ending a policy of including police reports, interviews and other evidence in a public file. LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: A Louisiana State Penitentiary fight between cellmates that killed one inmate is being investigated. MAINE Portland: State fishing managers are considering letting new people in the scallop fishery for the first time since 2009.
MARYLAND Annapolis: A new law allows women impregnated by a rapist to show “clear and convincing” proof of being raped to block the attacker’s parental rights. MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge: Harvard University has received a record 42,700 applications for its next freshman class, an 8% increase. MICHIGAN Howell: A man faces up to 93 days in jail after about 70 cows were found dead on his properties. MINNESOTA Cottage Grove: The hypothermia death of a Lake Elmo woman is under investigation. MISSISSIPPI Jackson: A judge upheld the state’s charter school law. MISSOURI Columbia: Officials say Missouri is experiencing its driest winter in more than 40 years. MONTANA Bozeman: Montana
State University has enrolled 15,496 students, setting a spring semester record for the 10th year in a row. NEBRASKA Lincoln: An April 16 trial is set for a man accused of stopping Amtrak’s California Zephyr train last October in western Nebraska. NEVADA Reno: The City Council has voted to create a hotline where city workers can register misconduct complaints anonymously. NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: A bill being considered would bar restaurants from offering soda as a beverage choice for children’s meals.
NEW JERSEY Newark: A former postal worker faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting nearly $15,000 in bribes to deliver packages of illegal drugs. NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: The 30-day legislative session ended Thursday with passage of a package to shore up the criminal justice system and boost education spending. NEW YORK New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Michelangelo exhibit was the 10th-mostvisited exhibition in its history. NORTH CAROLINA Buxton: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has gone dark for about a month while officials await parts for repairs. NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: Hector International Airport is expected to begin construction next year on a $15 million skyway, KVRR reports. OHIO Columbus: The state Supreme Court is hearing a funding dispute between the state and the former online charter school Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. OKLAHOMA Tulsa: The state health board has named Brian Downs as interim commissioner. OREGON Eugene: City councilors are changing regulations to aid Uber and other ride-hailing services. PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: City schools ditched plastic foam plates for ones made from recycled paper.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: The state Supreme Court has sided with the Rhode Island Retirement Board in the suspension of a disability pension for a former Cranston police officer. SOUTH CAROLINA Gray Court: Laurens County authorities say a man found the first of what turned out to be 15 dead dogs. SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre: The state House has approved a bill that would end collective bargaining at the state’s public universities. TENNESSEE Lawrenceburg: A firefighter was killed and four others were injured when part of a home collapsed after a blaze was put out.
TEXAS Houston: Gov. Greg Abbott says communities hit hard by Hurricane Harvey can seek over $1 billion in federal funds for projects to help prevent or lessen future damage. UTAH St. George: Iron County Republican Party treasurer Blake Cozzens was one of five people arrested in a prostitution sting this week. VERMONT Burlington: Students have won approval to raise a Black Lives Matter flag at Burlington High School. VIRGINIA Chincoteague: Biologists are investigating the death of a humpback whale found at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. WASHINGTON Yakima: A judge has awarded 28 home health workers $2.8 million after ruling that Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center required them to work off the clock. WEST VIRGINIA Minden: Gov. Jim Justice has delayed construction of a sewer line here. Testing shows PCB contamination of the area’s soil. WISCONSIN Madison: Foster children wouldn’t have to pay tuition at state universities or technical colleges under a bill approved by the state Assembly. WYOMING Cheyenne: A bill calling for a tax increase on liquor failed to advance in the state House. Compiled from staff, wire reports